Snyder High School - Tigers Lair Yearbook (Snyder, TX)

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Electro Zapped Arcades tempt student's time, money Video games swept the nation in '83. All the major grocery stores and even the convenience stores had them. The non-players seemed to think that they were not needed. I think that the video games were just dumb, because they were loud and just ate up all of your money, said Sophomore Gwyn Walker. Richard Loper, video gamer, said that the games could be a waste of time and money, but it was better than wasting money on booze or drugs. I would rather see our generation play the games instead of drinking or smoking pot. All three ways were to get high, but students could always walk away from video games, added Loper. Video games were good to test your ability and reflexes on, but they had disadvantages. Several students used their lunch money to play the games. Some even skipped out of school just to go to the arcades. Video games were fun, but they could be habit forming. Stu- dents needed to balance their time and money, said Sopho- more Marvin Morrell. BLOW UP: Senior Monte Cambol became aggressive playing Missle command at Zapperz. (Photo by Lawrence McCown) A ZAXXON: Senior Tracy Neves got ail zapped on reaching his highest score of 399.000 after an afternoon of playing Zaxxon at Zapperz. (Photo by Lawrence McCown) KOMIKAZE: Junior Richard Wesley invad- ed by Komikaze, tried to defend himself in the SHS Student Center with the score of 15.000 on the top 3 game. (Lair Staff Photo) Electro Zapped

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Rockin' on and I GOT NO CONTROL is the catch phrase for Eddie Money's tour. And at the concert held in Lubbock, he didn't have control. It was a night to remember, and Becky Pyland makes the vibes linger in her T-shirt. (Lair Staff Photo) FROM MY GENERATION to the latest sounds off It's Hard, The Who has pro- gressed to being considered the most en- joyable rock band of all time. They rocked us through good times and bad, and even though they are not natives of our coun- try, they made American Rock History. (Lair Staff Photo) Rock and Roll plays a part in almost every high school student's life. It expresses the way we live and feel, but mostly it just keeps our minds and souls enter- tained. From the 50's to the 80's we have progressed from El- vis to groups like Cheap Trick and Ted Nugent. The sounds range from Heavy Metal to soft Rock and New Wave mostly stand for the different crowd of stu- dents. Concerts are our favorite form of Rock music today. True rockers live for the smoke filled auditoriums and exploding stages. We love the way they rock to great intensities for us. Jammin' down through the 80s The excitement on a concert day is really like no other and we just can't wait to hit the highway, to go see a rock and roll show! The beat of the drums and the screams of the lead guitar thrives in our minds as the greatest feel- ing of all. We're fascinated by new sounds from old groups, and old sounds from new groups. This is the year of red hot rock and roll, and also the year that we give our last farewell to the great- est pioneers of sound- The Who- we'II never forget what they did for us. Disco is dead but rock is rollin' that's our attitude today. We'll always rock to the best there is and all of us will make sure of that. Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Rush, The Beatles, The Stones, and Jimi Hendrix have all formed the lifestyles we live today. This is a tribute to anyone that understands — Rock and Roll will never die! Rockin' 27

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ELECTRO ZAPPED: Sophomore Charles Bollinger and Seniors Monte Gambol, Da- vid Nicholson were electro zapped with Missel Command. (Photo by Lawrence McCown) DONKEY KONG: Senior Trey McWilliams got furious with Donkey Kong while only scoring 20,000 points. McWilliams said he never seemed to beat the monkey. (Photo by Lawrence McCown) Electro Zapped 29